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JAKARTA: It was a sea of red and white at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium last night.

Never had there been such an overwhelming show of support for “Timnas” (national team) Indonesia even though they had lost 0-3 to Malaysia in the first leg of the Suzuki Cup Asean Football Federation (AFF) Championships final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Sunday.

It was a sellout crowd of 95,000 spectators, mostly red-hot hostile fans.

Some 10,000 policemen were deployed to check security inside and outside the Bung Karno Stadium.

We are the champions: The Malaysian team celebrating with their trophy after winning the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 final at the Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta Wednesday night. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

Armoured vehicles were near the pitch, showing that the police were ready for any eventualities.

There was a real Cup final atmosphere with fans clad in the Indonesian national colours, fancy head gears and colourful banners.

Uruguayan-born striker Christian Gonzales, Indo-Dutch Irfan Bacdim and local hero Bambang Pamungkas were crowd favourites.

Some had messages to inspire and fire up the “Garuda”, the nickname for the Indonesian national team.

Fiery atmosphere: Police trucks entering the Gelora Bung Karno stadium before the start of the match in Jakarta Wednesday.

They read: “Garuda Di Dada Ku, TIMNAS Kebanggaanku”, “Ayo Bambang, Kamu Pasti Bisa” and “Bangun Sepakbola Indonesia Menuju Prestasi”.

The stadium was filled to the brim two hours before the kick-off. They were entertained to a live band performance by celebrities and artistes, making the atmosphere carnival-like.

National coach K. Rajagopal, manager Datuk Subahan Kamal, assistant secretary of the FA of Malaysia (FAM) Kelly Sathiraj and assistant coach Tan Cheng Hoe were given a hostile reception when they walked onto the pitch to check on the playing conditions.

The fans showed the thumbs down sign and jeered at them before their Indonesian counterparts led by Austrian coach Alfred Riedl trooped in to a rousing welcome.

It was the same when the national anthem was played. The Indonesian fans showed their ugly side, jeering and gesturing at the Malaysians when the Negaraku was played. - TheStar

JAKARTA - Selepas ghairah menyiarkan laporan berbaur provokasi, media Indonesia mula menerima hakikat kekalahan pasukan mereka kepada Malaysia dalam perlawanan akhir Piala Suzuki AFF di sini kelmarin, apabila menyiarkan laporan seimbang.

Akhbar Kompas dalam laporan muka depannya menasihati skuad Indonesia agar mengambil pengajaran daripada kejayaan pasukan Malaysia.

Menerusi tajuk berita 'Jangan Malu Untuk Belajar', akhbar berpengaruh itu memberitahu, Indonesia tidak perlu malu belajar daripada kejayaan Malaysia melakar sejarah yang cukup bermakna itu.

Kata akhbar berkenaan juga, kejayaan Malaysia meraih juara Piala Suzuki AFF 2010 disebabkan persiapan awal yang dilakukan pasukan berkenaan.

Kompas juga melaporkan, rasa kecewa terhadap kegagalan tersebut jelas terpancar pada wajah pemain, pengurus dan pengurusan Persatuan Sepak Bola Seluruh Indonesia (PSSI).

"Raut wajah mengungkap sejuta rasa, meskipun para pemain membisu saat berjalan menuju ke bilik persalinan. Para pemain berjalan lesu dengan wajah murung," lapor Kompas.

Bagi akhbar The Jakarta Post pula, kejayaan Malaysia merangkul anugerah tersebut sekali gus mencatat sejarah yang cukup manis bagi negara itu.

"Biarpun Indonesia menang dengan jaringan gol 2-1 kepada Malaysia di gelanggang sendiri, ia masih belum cukup untuk membolehkan Indonesia memenangi kejohanan ini. Sebaliknya, kemenangan Indonesia hanya membuka ruang buat Malaysia melakar sejarah," kata akhbar itu dalam laporan muka depannya hari ini.

Kejayaan skuad Harimau Malaya di bawah bimbingan jurulatih K. Rajagobal itu pula dirumuskan akhbar Media Indonesia sebagai 'mengukuhkan lagi kedudukan Malaysia sebagai pasukan yang berjaya di rantau Asia Tenggara'.

"Bagi Malaysia, trofi itu mengukuhkan diri mereka sebagai yang berjaya di Asia Tenggara dalam setahun terakhir setelah pada tahun 2009 mereka meraih pingat emas di sukan SEA," lapor akhbar tersebut.

Akhbar berkenaan juga memberikan pujian terhadap penjaga gol Malaysia, Khairul Fahmi yang disifatkan sebagai bijak menangkis serangan Indonesia.

"Tercatat tujuh kali percubaan tepat ke arah gawang Malaysia, namun kukuhnya gawang yang dijaga oleh Khairul Fahmi menjadikan serangan-serangan pemain Indonesia ibarat cuba menerobos tembok yang kebal," katanya lagi.

Kecemerlangan Khairul turut mendapat perhatian akhbar Jakarta Globe khususnya ketika pemain itu berjaya menepis percubaan pemain Indonesia, Firman Utiman pada tendangan penalti. - Utusan

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